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Minimizing the Risk of Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and HIV Among Incarcerated Adolescent Girls

Identifying Potential Points of Intervention

Janet S. St. Lawrence

Mississippi State University, jlawrence{at}meridian.msstate.edu

C. Edward Snodgrass

Mississippi State University

Angela Robertson

Mississippi State University

Connie Baird-Thomas

Mississippi State University

Delinquent girls are at elevated risk for unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases when compared with non-delinquent peers. Participants—234 incarcerated female juveniles—completed demographic, individual, partner, peer, and family measures and were tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Disease rates were as follows: chlamydia (20%), gonorrhea (4%), and syphilis (1%). Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis assessed the relationship of the predictor variable sets with sexual risk. Demographic and individual variables had the strongest associations with risk. Peer, partner, or family variables did not account for significant additional variance. The results suggest that an intervention could be delivered during the window of opportunity during the girls' incarceration, changing their knowledge, attitudes, and skills that are implicated in risky sexual behavior before they are released back into the community.

Key Words: delinquent girls • risk for pregnancy • sexually transmitted diseases • HIV • intervention delivery

This version was published on December 1, 2008

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 35, No. 12, 1500-1514 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854808324669
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